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West Lancashire 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 8 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 10,018 | 34.4% | 5 | 62.5% | 4 | 50.0% | +1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 5,618 | 19.3% | 1 | 12.5% | 2 | 25.0% | -1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 4,379 | 15.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | -1 |
| Our West Lancashire | 4,066 | 14.0% | 2 | 25.0% | 1 | 12.5% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,860 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,855 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,307 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 29,103 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Burscough & Rufford · 1 seat · won at 35.5% · +14.5 pts below quota
- West Lancashire East · 1 seat · won at 37.2% · +12.8 pts below quota
- West Lancashire West · 1 seat · won at 38.1% · +11.9 pts below quota
- Ormskirk · 1 seat · won at 39.8% · +10.2 pts below quota
- Skelmersdale East · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · +8.4 pts below quota
- Skelmersdale West · 1 seat · won at 41.8% · +8.2 pts below quota
- West Lancashire North · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · +7.5 pts below quota
- Skelmersdale Central · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · +2.7 pts below quota
Race results
Burscough & Rufford · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,994
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Edwards | Reform UK | 1,416 | 35.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Gareth Dowling | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,026 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Eddie Pope | Conservative and Unionist Party | 996 | 24.9% | |
| 4 | Neil Pollington | Liberal Democrats | 313 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Jeanette M Rimmer | Green Party | 243 | 6.1% |
West Lancashire East · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,953
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Edward Owens | Our West Lancashire | 1,472 | 37.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Ellis Thomas Newton | Reform UK | 898 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Robert Murrin Bailey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 729 | 18.4% | |
| 4 | Damian John Owen | Labour Party | 632 | 16.0% | |
| 5 | Richard S Taylor | Green Party | 222 | 5.6% |
West Lancashire West · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,461
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Graham | Reform UK | 1,320 | 38.1% | Elected |
| 2 | David Alexander Westley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 978 | 28.3% | |
| 3 | Paul Hennessy | Labour Party | 730 | 21.1% | |
| 4 | Ben I Lowe | Green Party | 235 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Ruxandra Trandafoiu | Liberal Democrats | 198 | 5.7% |
Ormskirk · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,978
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Paul Johnson | Our West Lancashire | 1,585 | 39.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Nikki Hennessy | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,049 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | Paul Greenall | Reform UK | 851 | 21.4% | |
| 4 | Bruce Porteous | Conservative and Unionist Party | 287 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Paul Hamby | Green Party | 206 | 5.2% |
Skelmersdale East · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,413
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Swales | Reform UK | 1,420 | 41.6% | Elected |
| 2 | John Fillis | Labour and Co-operative Party | 830 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Neil Ronald Pye | Our West Lancashire | 465 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Julie Ann Peel | Conservative and Unionist Party | 408 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Paul French | Green Party | 290 | 8.5% |
Skelmersdale West · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,121
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ella Worthington | Reform UK | 1,304 | 41.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Julie Patricia Gibson | Labour and Co-operative Party | 744 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Tom Marsh-Pritchard | Our West Lancashire | 544 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Edwin G Black | Green Party | 205 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Peter John Chandler | Liberal Democrats | 205 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Ruth Melling | Conservative and Unionist Party | 119 | 3.8% |
West Lancashire North · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,705
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Andrew De Freitas | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,000 | 42.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Harris | Reform UK | 1,638 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | Anne Mary Fennell | Labour Party | 498 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Tina Maria Stringfellow | Liberal Democrats | 400 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Charlotte Houltram M | Green Party | 169 | 3.6% |
Skelmersdale Central · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,478
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Evans | Reform UK | 1,171 | 47.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Terence Aldridge | Labour and Co-operative Party | 730 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | Neil Jackson D | Green Party | 285 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Vincent John Lucker | Liberal Democrats | 191 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Susan Carole Brake | Conservative and Unionist Party | 101 | 4.1% |